Christendom
chris·ten·dom
noun
1.
the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)
- “for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom”
Origin
From Middle English cristendom, cristendome, from Old English cristendōm, equivalent to Christen + -dom.
Phrases
- Dar al-Islam
- Klal Yisrael
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